diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/83406-dnf-fix-arch-cmp.yml b/changelogs/fragments/83406-dnf-fix-arch-cmp.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c890d662e44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/83406-dnf-fix-arch-cmp.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - dnf - fix an issue where two packages of the same ``evr`` but different arch failed to install (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/83406)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/dnf.py b/lib/ansible/modules/dnf.py
index 2ab66fbd622..a241d9b9ca8 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/dnf.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/dnf.py
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ class DnfModule(YumDnf):
             installed = sorted(self.base.sack.query().installed().filter(name=available.name).run())[-1]
         except IndexError:
             return False
-        return installed > available
+        return installed.evr_gt(available) and installed.arch == available.arch
 
     def _mark_package_install(self, pkg_spec, upgrade=False):
         """Mark the package for install."""
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/repo.yml b/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/repo.yml
index d50535be1b7..634b46f48ca 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/repo.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/repo.yml
@@ -542,3 +542,23 @@
       dnf:
         name: provides_foo*
         state: absent
+
+- name: test that only evr is compared, avoiding a situation when a specific arch would be considered as a "newer" package
+  block:
+    - dnf:
+        name: "{{ item }}"
+        state: present
+      loop:
+        - "dinginessentail-1.0-1.x86_64"
+        - "dinginessentail-1.0-1.i686"
+      register: dnf_results
+
+    - assert:
+        that:
+          - dnf_results["results"][0] is changed
+          - dnf_results["results"][1] is changed
+  always:
+    - name: Clean up
+      dnf:
+        name: dinginessentail
+        state: absent